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Hongyan earned her MBBS degree and the Master of Medicine degree in China. Then she got her Master of Research degree from Imperial College London. She is currently working as a doctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and exploring how the brain and spinal cord interact to establish the multi-faceted experience of pain and combining basic and clinical research to explore pain modulation in greater depth.

PhD researcher.
Telerehabilitation in neurological conditions and with multimorbid elderly patients especially stroke survivors.

Using virtual reality for assessment and management of stroke survivors.

Exploring human movement among neurological conditions.

Joint pain, physiotherapy, self-management

I am currently reaearching the potential of interrupting the neuro feedback model and implementing peripheral stimulation as a possible cure for chronic pain. By exploring this innovative approach, I aim to understand how it can be utilised to provide relief and improve the overall quality of life for those suffering from persistent pain. With a focus on interrupting neural pathways and stimulating peripheral nerves, this research has the potential to offer alternative solutions for individuals living with chronic pain.

Pain and addiction care

Investigate learning mechanisms involved in chronic pain using computational modelling

My research program leverages human neuroimaging and recent advances in computational modelling and artificial intelligence to understand pain perception and modulation. This overarching goal is pursued via two complementary streams. A first theory-driven research stream aims to identify coherent computational and neural architectures capable of explaining and predicting pain perception and pain avoidance. A second data-driven research stream aims to create and interpret sensitive, specific, and generalizable brain-based biomarkers of pain perception capable of predicting pain intensity across individuals and pain modalities.

I am currently not involved in clinical research but work in field of Neuro-Rehabilitation Medicine in Scotland and have a special interest in chronic & neuropathic pain.

I am a Researcher. I have excellent skills in computer science, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, data science, cancer cell biology, and bioinformatics. Currently, I am working on the CASP15 project, In this project I am working on protein structure prediction with the help of a machine-learning algorithm and also I am working on a neuroscience project at FENS. Previously I have done many thesis and project work in terms of neuroscience with the help of natural language processing, and deep learning. I am also doing my research in cancer biology in an open lab at Cancer Research UK.
My Area of Interest:- Clinical Research in Medicine, Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Computer Science and related fields, etc.